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  • Stolen identity

    Day by day I am making progress to get my identity back. It is like research, it is time consuming and demands high focus. I have been hacked a few times before, but this time is rather aggressive. When you meet an obstacle it is normal to feel that you want to do something to solve the problem.

    I really felt that my identity was lost. It must have been a real person online on facebook pretending it was me. Yesterday I started to find out how to renew my driving license. It has to be renewed just in a few months. I also made an appointment for a completely new ID card at the police station. I have never had such a card. However, the law is currently changing and I need to keep updated. I want my stolen ID returned.

    This whole thing made me think of a photo in Stockholm in 2013. I share it with you. The photographer is a friend of mine. This is how Writing & Leisure started.

    Stay safe 🐾

  • U2F, hackers and weekend

    My training weekends are tough. To be somewhat efficient, I usually exercise for two hours with different activities combined. Usually fitness and strength. Instead of being addicted to e.g. nicotine, I am addicted to exercise. This is my reward. In addition, I get rid of negative energy. There are moments when you charge energy and there are also moments draining energy. Getting hacked is such example. An offence and intrusion of my privacy. But no evil that does not have something good with it. I have learned a bit along the way. Now I use Universal 2nd Factor (U2F) more frequently. A way to secure oneself against external attacks. Facial recognition works today, but AI will cause problems eventually.

    The thought has crossed my mind that I don’t actually need to be online. But when it comes to computers, I was there when the first home computers were introduced. We even had programming on the schedule in high school. I remember asking the teacher for help when I had a doubt. He recognized what I had doneand moreover he said “It is good and it also gives results faster. But this is how you should think and act” he said.

    Well. I find it exciting and interesting to follow the rapid IT development. I do think that Mark Zuckerberg should have some kind of staffed helpdesk where you can get help from. He should take some form of greater social responsibility because Facebook affects many individuals globally.

    The presidential election is underway in the United States with the first presidential duel in Atlanta last week. Biden is old, but his wife Jill seems to be keeping track of him. First Lady is a big job and so far Jill has done a great job. Trump’s wife Melania is having a hard time and I do understand that after everything that happened with Stormy Daniels.

    Now it is time for  focus for me. It is necessary in order not to get injured during training because I like jumping, shooting and coordination. Ending by sharing a photo from an amazing dinner in Nice with delicate and perfect service. Something that I will tell you about next time.

    Until then, stay safe 🐾

  • Strawberry full moon

    I have recently started to watch the BBC News. I do not live in an English-speaking country, therefore, I need to keep my language up and running. I recently learned about the Strawberry moon on the news, and I do agree that the June full moon has been beautiful. It was the Old Farmer’s Almanac, which first began publishing the names for the full moons in the 1930s. Anyway, I needed internet support to get my TV going for the BBC. I have stopped reading instruction books. Is that a failure?

    Hackers are everywhere now. It has been terrible, and I have tried to solve this by myself. However, I needed professional IT support. Thank you Viktor and Philip. It turned out that I need to set up a new Facebook account. I am not very active on Facebook, but it is nice to have. Perhaps I will find new friends.

    I love this time of the year. Summer has arrived and the temperature allows me to wear a T-shirt instead of a jacket. But I am happy that I went to France. Just in case it would be a rainy summer.

    Stay safe 🐾